The State of DEIB and Culture

The first edition “The State of DEIB and Culture” looks at how the industry is moving beyond pledges and commitments to strategies that will impact diversity and inclusion efforts driving agencies to be more equitable where everyone belongs.

Building an Anti-Racist Organization

Where racism addresses the question of “what is wrong with people?”, anti-racism asks a different, better question, “what is wrong with the policies?” In a society set up to support White-body privilege, the inherent social structure of that society’s institutions will naturally reflect bias unless there is deliberate action to counteract that bias.

Leaders, boards, managers and supervisors must be taught to recognize that contemporary forms of racism exist and become familiar with the various forms that it takes in the lives of staff and clients. They must become vigilant in learning and identifying what those issues are and how they are perpetuated in the organization’s policies, practices, and procedures.

Recruiting During the Great Resignation

Taking an intentional and data-driven approach to getting the people part right.
As a business leader, part of your job is to make sure your company puts your talent into the optimal position to produce your desired business results and beat the competition. The essence of leadership is aligning employees with business strategy—and that begins with taking an intentional and data-driven approach to getting the people part right.

Too often, when executives hear the term “people strategy,” they shrug off the responsibility and pass it to human resources. But when it comes to designing and optimizing your most important (and most costly) business asset—your people—passing the buck is also passing up your biggest opportunity to create a truly great organization.

So how do you assemble world-class teams? That’s where having an objective methodology and system for optimizing talent comes in. Talent optimization utilizes quantitative data and analytics so you can comprehend job requirements, identify the best candidates, understand the team dynamics needed to accomplish business goals, and manage employees in a way that pushes everyone to the top of their game. Bottom line: you need to roll up your sleeves and get good at understanding and capitalizing on your people data. It’s the best path to maximizing productivity— and winning with talent.

How Mentoring, Sponsoring, Advocating and Coaching Changes The Game

In this next edition,  we go through how to build mentorship and sponsorship programs, their key differences, and why it is critical for agency culture and the overall employee journey